A Fund-Raising Rainmaker Arises Online

The Web site Actblue.com, privately developed to raise money for Democrats, has already netted $32 million. “‘It’s a way of getting money from a broader base of support, and in some ways that is the most intriguing prospect of ActBlue,’ said Anthony J. Corrado Jr., who teaches campaign finance at Colby College in Waterville, Me. ‘This is one-stop shopping for individual candidates. You can donate to a candidate and not have to hunt for their Web site or go to a fund-raiser.'”